Thread: La Raza threatens to cancel convention in KC, cites controve

Posted on Thu, Aug. 30, 2007
La Raza threatens to cancel convention in KC, cites controversial park board appointee
By DEANN SMITH
The Kansas City Star
The nation’s largest Hispanic rights group is warning it may cancel its 2009 convention here because of a controversial Kansas City park board member.

The head of the National Council of La Raza said Thursday that the organization is already looking at several other cities because of the appointment of Frances Semler.

Meanwhile, Kansas City officials have heard that the NAACP might be reconsidering its 2010 convention here, although no one on Thursday said they had heard directly from the national organization.

Losing the two national conventions would cost the local economy $15 million plus the incalculable hit the city’s image would take, said officials, who added that they are working hard to prevent it.

“Hopefully we can work it out,â€

Who would want them to be meeting in their city?

Why would Ms.Murguia be upset about a Minuteman park board member?She said to Lou Dobbs that her organization is against illegal immigration one of the last times it was on his show.
Also how do you like her ethnocentric organization using monetary clout to dictate political appointees,sounds like a pattern we should watch.
If she wants to have a convention in a town that supports illegals and hispanics why not LA?
I think this is the razas newest trick and it needs to be nipped in the bud.As for the concern over how and who the towns appoint being dictated by ethnocentric groups this is a major problem that needs to be stopped IMMEDIATELY.




Head 'em up,move 'em out Rawhide!

Yup, it's all about money, instead of a person's right to brlieve in the laws of the land. Another town bending over for the OBL.

sounds like she is just trying to muscle anti-illegal proponent out of KC, I say, let her find a different venue and have her pay the City the 70K fine.....

Ok-just so I have this straight-a member of the minutemen is controversial and millitant but LaRaza is not? Wake up people.

This is very important that the city not back down to LaRaza. They cannot give in!

[quote]Councilman Terry Riley said the La Raza and NAACP concerns just underscored the council’s decision in June to call for Semler to step down from the parks board.

“I think this is a serious issue,â€

[quote="MW"][quote]Councilman Terry Riley said the La Raza and NAACP concerns just underscored the council’s decision in June to call for Semler to step down from the parks board.

“I think this is a serious issue,â€

We can't sit back and watch a group like "The Race" pick and choose our
polical figures based on her association with The Minutmen. I suggest we innundate the Kansas City Council with e-mails supporting her.

It would seem that the Mayor is standing by her. It looks like her biggest opposition is coming from another council member, Beth Gottstein, who's part of the Coalition of Hispanic Organizations.

http://www.kchispanicnews.com/htdocs/kc ... cle03.html

http://www.debbieschlussel.com/archives ... carth.html

Here's the Mayor's email address: joe_miller@kcmo.org
His webpage: http://funksfrontporch.typepad.com/

Apperently you have to e-mail Beth Gotttstien (who is for a more "transparent" government" through her assistant:
Assistant: Jim Giles • jim_giles@kcmo.org

Def

Maybe they could hold their rally in a South American country, where they would be closer to their constituents.